First ‘Friday the 13th’ Game In 25 Years!?

It’s been 25 years since Jason Voorhees took on Nintendo game players in the officially licensed Friday the 13th video game.

Now, EGM has learned that a new Friday the 13th game is currently in development, and will reportedly be an asymmetrical, co-operative and competitive multiplayer predator/prey horror experience that pits a small group of resourceful survivors against a single player in control of the immortal, relentless slasher icon.

Yes, someone gets to actually be the infamous Jason Voorhees!

The new game, tentatively titled Friday the 13th, is in development for multiple platforms for an October 2015 release. The game’s lore will not only reference elements from the classic film franchise, but also incorporate content and themes from the upcoming “Friday the 13th” television series.

“With a new television series on the horizon and plans announced for the thirteenth installment of the film franchise, we felt the timing was right to finally explore Jason, Camp Crystal Lake, and the rest of the Friday the 13th story in interactive form,” explains Sean S. Cunningham, creator of the original film that is credited by many as the genesis of the slasher/horror genre. “We have some exciting new ideas for a game that supplies plenty of replay value, while delivering the kinds of thrills and scares that fans of the franchise have come to expect.”

Cunningham hints that an experienced game studio has taken the reins of the title’s development and will be announced in the coming weeks.

My only concern is that it sounds rushed, which never bodes well for video games.